Triage

The special session of the Legislature has become the equivalent of the emergency room of the state. Like effective triage in an emergency room, allocation of resources should be mandated in order of the severity of impact on the lives of Floridians. Thousands of low-income elderly and disabled people access prescription drugs through Medicaid and the Medically Needy Catastrophic Costs program. Cutting these drugs will result in massive new costs as severe illnesses erupt. The heaviest costs will accrue in the certain relapse of thousands of people taking the new, expensive medications that effectively treat the severe and chronic brain dysfunctions causing schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

During more than a decade of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. military chaplains often found themselves caught between heaven and hell: one moment leading a prayer service, the next dodging enemy fire to be at the side of a dying soldier. From loss, grief and post-traumatic stress to plain old holiday blues, combat chaplains have seen it all in responding to calls for help from soldiers struggling with issues of faith and doubt, life and death. Now, with the U.S. out of Iraq, operations winding down in Afghanistan and military spending under budget-cutting pressure, the Army is calling on Central Florida's computer-simulation training industry to create new "virtual" exercises for chaplains - at a bargain price.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT —— Provide administrative support to Partners and Staff. Duties include general clerical, receptionist and project based work, such as processing tax returns. Project a professional Firm image through in-person, phone and email interaction. Responsibilities include: 1.Answer and triage telephones. 2.Meet and greet clients and visitors 3.Create and modify documents using Microsoft Office - Word 4.Perform general clerical duties to include but not limited to: scanning, faxing, mailing, emailing and filing via hard WEB OS28105

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The phones in the administrative building here are constantly ringing. Half a dozen rangers answer the calls: "You were here just this last weekend?" "Do you remember the area the cabin was in?" "I understand your fear. I would have the same level of anxiety. " Responding to questions about a recent outbreak of hantavirus linked to the park, the rangers rattle off information about the rodent-borne disease. Calendars, news articles and park maps cover their tables.

In this era of tighter and tighter belt-cinching, kudos are in order for public officials who attack the issues facing their departments rather than relying upon the tried-and-failed "we've always done it that way. "Which is what brought local emergency officials before the Vancouver City Council this week. Which is what led Doug Smith-Lee, EMS manager for Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, to say, "A stubbed toe's no different than a cardiac arrest. " Smith-Lee wasn't referring to the severity of the injuries involved or the risk to the victim.

Jordyn Macbeth can easily rattle off the sports she has tried - soccer, tennis, softball. Now, the Master's Academy junior focuses on volleyball and basketball. “I like the action [with those sports],” Macbeth said. “Something is always happening, so you always have to be paying attention. You have to be smart about where to go, where to move. Timing is critical. I just like how when you come together as a team, a lot of things could be accomplished.” After she graduates from Master's Academy, she wants to be part of the ultimate team - the military.